AndyT

anyone using these ? The problem is my 993tt is too low to strap down in the front.


http://www.automotion.com/productpag...iler+Tie+Downs

What are you guys that do not have centerlock transport rings doing in an enclosed trailer ?

LVDell

I go through the wheels both front and back and there isn't much ground clearance with my GT3. Worked like a champ for over a year now.

AndyT

i have done the same but the front straps are pressing up on the front spolier to the point of where it has cracked the fasterner locations. I go through the wheels in the rear though, that's still OK

Greg Fishman

Run the car up onto some 1x12's and that should give you some clearance. And/or put down a ring that the strap can run through to hold it tight to the floor of the trailer.

I wouldn't trust my 3000lb car to those tie downs.

AndyT

good point on the guide ring i was thinking along those lines.

thanks

f1rocks

I use a guide forged buckle to get the strap under the front with no issues.

AndyT

that thing bolted through the frame ?

f1rocks

Big backing plate on the backside of the plank. Bolts run through the back they are not lagged down.

RickBetterley

Hi Andy
I had the same problem with the straps rubbing my splitter; this was when the front straps were attached through the wheel spokes.
I added the autometrics 993 attachment points (http://www.autometricsmotorsports.co...93tiedowns.jpg) and they cured the problem.
The fronts are nothing fancy, but do the job well. I have a bit of a problem getting to the front attachment points (can't reach in far enough from the front; have to reach in from the sides), but it works. Highly recommended.

AndyT

Rick i emailed Autometrics today. Do the rear tie down hooks interfere with the suspension movement ? from the website it's hard to tell if those "ears" clear the lower rear control arm. thanks man !! looks like a cure has been found !!

RickBetterley

Hi Andy
At first I thought that they did, but when the load is back on the tires, they clear just fine.
BTW, when I had the same problem, I asked Rennlist and several responded with this Autometrics solution.
'Pass it on' works here

mhm993

if your 993 tt is the same as the na 993, you use the autometrics tiedowns on the rear, and you put some big shackles through the holes in the frame for the front. However, in my narrow trailex enclosed trailer, I can't reach the right front of the car easily. I use the front shackle for the driver's side, and use the tow hook in the bumper for the passenger side. Hope this makes sense.

AndyT

makes sense yes. i bought the shackles for the front from my trailer shop and just bought the rears from autometrics.